Category: Education

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has released the results of the just concluded 2022 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination. The examination body, which also outlined the process to check the results, made this known in a statement signed by its Head, Public Affairs and Protocol, Fabian Benjamin, on Saturday in Abuja. According to the statement, “to check the 2022 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination result, all a candidate needs to do is to simply send UTMERESULT to 55019 using the same phone number that he/she had used for registration and the…

The crisis rocking the Nigerian university education continued unabated as the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) extended its ongoing industrial action by another eight weeks, accusing the Nigerian government of insensitivity and peddling lies. By the decision taken at a prolonged meeting of the National Executive Council (NEC) which started on Sunday and ended early Monday morning, students of Nigerian universities will remain at home for yet another two months. The NEC meeting was held at the union’s national secretariat at the University of Abuja. A member of the…

Motorists and commuters were stranded along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway on Tuesday when some students, under the aegis of the National Association of Nigerian Students, South-West zone, protested against the ongoing Academic Staff Union of Universities strike and the fuel scarcity in the country. The protesters, who blocked both sides of the expressway around the Car Park C, Mowe, Ogun State, carried placards with various inscriptions and sang solidarity songs. The protest grounded traffic with many travellers trapped in the gridlock. The NANS Chairman in Ogun State, Kehinde Simeon, who spoke…

Sunday Asefon, the president of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has said that the association’s protest over the ongoing strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) will be worse than the EndSARS struggle if nothing is done to end the strike in few days. Asefon spoke on Monday in a meeting with the Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, in Abuja. Recall, THE WITNESS reported that he minister, who had earlier walked out on the students on Monday morning over what he reportedly described as rude conduct of the…

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board says the 2022 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination mock examination will now hold on April 9, and not April 16 as earlier scheduled. The board made this known in its Weekly Bulletin of the Office of the Registrar on Monday in Abuja. JAMB said that the change was due to the realisation that April 16, earlier scheduled, was an Easter Saturday; a holy Saturday, celebrated by Christians to mark the end of the Lent period before Easter Sunday. The board also noted that the date…

The University of Ottawa has announced special scholarships for students from Nigeria and other African countries willing to study courses in engineering, sciences and social sciences faculties. The institution explained that the scholarships under the ‘Entrance and Excellence Scholarship for African Students Studying in English’ would provide incoming students with a four-year scholarship to cover the partial cost of their university’s tuition. This was contained in an update on the institution’s website titled,’ Scholarships for African students studying in English’. The institution listed courses the gesture would cover to include…

The Academic Staff Union of Universities has declared a “comprehensive and total” strike. The strike was declared at a press conference addressed by the President of ASUU, Prof. Emmanuel Osodeke, on Monday. He said the strike, which commences on Monday, February 14, 2022, would last for an initial period of four weeks. Members of the union’s National Executive Council had held marathon meetings since Saturday at the University of Lagos titled, ‘NEC for NEC.’ ASUU had sensitised and mobilised lecturers and students across all universities on the reason the union…

It was a respite for millions of Nigerian students, parents, and education stakeholders as the Academic Staff Union of Universities disowned a Twitter account named ‘ASUU chairman’ that declared an indefinite strike by the academic union. Many news platforms and bloggers quoting the fake Twitter account, had reported that ASUU has declared an ‘indefinite strike. Executives of ASUU, including the National President, Prof. Emmanuel Osodeke, had confirmed that the union has no Twitter account. One of the misleading tweets on the handle read, “#ASUU Finally the meeting has ended. Expect an official report. This is…

Heritage Ajibola, a student of the Department of Linguistics and African Languages, Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife, Osun State, has died after she accidentally fell into a soakaway her hostel of residence. Eyewitnesses, who were at the scene of the incident, revealed that she was with her friends spreading clothes on a line when she mistakenly fell into a hole leading into the soakaway and got stuck in it. They stated that before her friends could rush to call for help, she had already fallen deep into the soakaway. According…

The Annunciation Catholic College Irrua Old Boys Association (ACCIOBA), has instituted a N100 million endowment fund and completed eye-popping infrastructures to support the redevelopment of their alma mater, the Annunciation Catholic College (ACC), Irrua, Edo State. The unveiling of the various completed and ongoing projects coincided with the school’s maiden Nine Lessons and Christmas Carols Festival, which also featured the award of cash and scholarships to deserving students of the school founded in 1955. At the event, ACCIOBA announced the institution of a N100 million Scholarship Endowment Fund and reported…

The Lagos State Government on Friday ordered the indefinite closure of Dowen College, Lekki, pending the outcome of an investigation into the death of Master Sylvester Oromoni Jnr, a student of the school. This was contained in a statement signed by the Assistant Director, Public Affairs, of the Lagos State Ministry of Education, Ganiu Lawal. The statement read, “The Lagos State Government has ordered the indefinite closure of Dowen College, Lekki, pending the outcome of an investigation into the death of Sylvester Oromoni Jnr, a student of the school. “Commissioner…

Candidates who sat for the Senior Secondary School Examination of the 2021 West Africa Examination Council can now check their results via SMS or by visiting the WAEC portal. Mr Patrick Areghan, Head of the Nigeria National Office in Abuja announced the release of the result on Monday noted that the council could not have released the result any earlier. Checking 2021 WAEC result via SMS According to the examination body, candidates can send the following to short-code 32327: – WAEC*ExamNumber*ExamCardPIN*ExamYear For example: WAEC*4201001001*123456789012*2021 Notably, there is no need for space…

President Muhammadu Buhari has reappointed Ishaq Oloyede as Registrar/Chief Executive of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board for a second term of five years. Others reappointed by the President include Prof Abubakar Rasheed, who will serve as Executive Secretary of the National Universities Commission for another five years; Hamid Bobboyi, who will serve as Executive Secretary of the Universal Basic Education Commission for a second term of four years; Prof. Ifeoma Isiugo-Abanihe as Registrar/CEO of the National Business and Technical Examinations Board for a second term of four years; and…

The Federal and state governments have been urged to continue to support school operators in its commitment to the reduction in the population of out of school children.The United Nations Children Education Fund (UNICEF) had conservatively put the population of out of school children in Nigeria at over 10 million.Speaking at the 13th graduation and Prize Giving Ceremony of Diamonds Mine Nursery and Primary School, Ifako-Ijaiye, on Tuesday, a businessman Mr Olasoji Isaac Fadirepo, said the government needs to make the sector attractive to investorsFadirepo who was Chairman at the…

The West Africa Examination Council has announced August 16, 2021, for the commencement of the 2021 West African Senior School Certificate Examination. The Head of the Nigeria office, Mr Patrick Areghan, made the announcement in Lagos on Tuesday. “In accordance with the Final International Timetable, the WASCCE 2021 will take place throughout the sub-region from Monday, 16h August to Friday, 8th October 2021. “However, the examination will end in Nigeria on 30 September 2021- spanning a period of seven – weeks,” he said. He said that about 1.6 million candidates…

Lack of adequate education and exposure which culminated in the stunted development of some parts of the country has largely been blamed for the debilitating insecurity plaguing the country. This has also promoted conflict and a lack of understanding amongst the various segments of Nigerian society. However, our contributions as an association passionate about people development would help bridge this gap and ultimately create a better understanding amongst Nigerians from the different regions of the country. This assertion was made by Harrison Sam-Amoye, an executive council member of the Association…

Olusegun Agagu University of Science and Technology, Okitipupa, has been closed for two weeks as students of the institution embarked upon a protest following a spate of robberies and rape of female students by suspected hoodlums. The development followed a protest embarked upon by the students of university last Thursday. It was gathered that the students specifically staged the protest to register their displeasure over incessant robberies in their hostels, threats to their lives and properties and rape of the female students by hoodlums, reportedly from the communities around the…

THE House of Representatives is considering discontinuation of the National Youth Service Corps scheme. The Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria Alteration Bill, 2020, which is seeking to repeal the NYSC Act, is billed for the second reading. The sponsor, Mr Awaji-Inombek Abiante, in the explanatory memorandum of the proposal, listed the various reasons why the NYSC should be scrapped. It read in part, “This bill seeks to repeal Section 315(5)(a) of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999, (as amended) on the following grounds: Incessant killing…

Nigeria’s tertiary institution’s admission regulator, Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has announced a new date for the 2021 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination. Registrar of JAMB, Prof Is-haq Oloyede, announced that the examination date has been shifted from June 19 to July 3. He made the announcement at a press conference on Saturday in Abuja, adding that the deadline for registration has been extended by two weeks. With this, the registration exercise will now end on May 29. “The 2021 Mock UTME earlier scheduled for 20th May 2021 will now…

Modupe Jokotola Shode, a retired Deputy Director of Nursing Services, Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH), a Fellow of the West African College of Nursing will be joining the Editorial Board of National Infinity Magazine as a guest columnist Mrs. Shode, who retired from Lagos State Civil Service in 2017, holds a Master’s degree in Public Administration and a Bachelor of Nursing Science from the National Open University of Nigeria, was dubbed the other Nightingale, during her active year in service, in recognition of her caring and display of uncommon…

A group of teachers protesting the non-payment of their over salaries over the last five years have criticised Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike for donating N500m to Sokoto State Government over a burnt market rather than see to the welfare of its people. The protesting teachers, numbering over 250, with placards and banners, alleged that they have lost about ten of their colleagues due to the hardship experienced within the period. The protesting teachers, who came out with their children, as well as sympathizers from the civil society organizations in…

The Federal Government on Wednesday granted provisional licences to 20 new private universities to operate in Nigeria. The decision was taken at the weekly meeting of the Federal Executive Council presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari. The Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, disclosed this to State House correspondents at the end of the meeting. The minister said the approved universities would get their provisional licences from the National Universities Commission. He said they will operate with the provisional licences “for the next three years while monitoring and evaluation will go…

The Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife will resume academic activities on February 8, 2021. This was announced after the institution’s senate meeting on Tuesday. The Public Relations Officer of OAU, Abiodun Olarewaju, confirmed this to newsmen. In a subsequent press statement titled ‘resumption of academic activities for 2019/2020 academic session’, the institution also cancelled its 2020/2021 session. The statement read, “Consequent upon the directive of the Federal Government that schools should re-open, the Senate of Obafemi Awolowo University at its meeting held today (Tuesday), January 19, 2021, announced the following resumption…

Authorities of the University of Lagos have approved January 25 as the resumption date for academic activities just as the University of Benin announced January 30 as its own resumption date. Head of the Media Unit of the university, Mrs Olufadeke Akinleye, said the institution would commence online classes on the announced date due to the second wave of COVID-19. The Federal Government had approved January 18 for schools to reopen across the country. But branches of the Academic Staff Union of Universities had said that varsities were not ready for reopening.…